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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name          = Ruby Stephens
| image         = Ruby Stephens.jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption       =
| position      = [[Pitcher]]
| birth_date= {{birth date|1924|10|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place= [[Clearwater, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date= {{death date and age|1996|3|21|1924|10|2}}
| death_place=  [[Holiday, Florida]], U.S.
| bats          = Right
| throws        = Right
| teams         =
*[[Racine Belles]] (1946)
*[[South Bend Blue Sox]] (1947)
*[[Springfield Sallies]] (1948)
*[[Kenosha Comets]] (1948–1951)
| highlights    = 
*Pitched a [[no-hitter]] (1950)
}}
'''Ruby Lee''' "'''Stevie'''" '''Stephens''' (October 2, 1924 – March 21, 1996) was a [[pitcher]] who played from {{by|1946}} through {{by|1951}} in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] (AAGPBL). She batted and threw [[right-handed]].<ref name="AAGPBL-Ruby-Stephens">[https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/ruby-stephens-stevie/575 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Ruby Stephens]. Retrieved 2026-02-21.</ref>

Stephens was born and grew up in [[Clearwater, Florida]], where she worked as a ship welder and played [[softball]] in her spare time, until she was approached by a AAGPBL [[scout (sport)|scout]] who had heard of her skills as a ballplayer. She attended a tryout camp and impressed the rest of the scouts, getting a contract to play in the upcoming season. She entered the league in 1946 with the [[Racine Belles]], playing for them one year before joining the [[South Bend Blue Sox]] (1947), [[Springfield Sallies]] (1948[start]) and [[Kenosha Comets]] (1948[end]-1951). Her most productive season came in 1948, when she posted a 20–11 record with a 1.87 [[earned run average]]. She also hurled a [[no-hitter]] for Kenosha on July 12 of 1950.<ref>[https://www.aagpbl.org/teams/racine-belles/1946 1946 Racine Belles]. Retrieved 2026-02-21.</ref><ref>''Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball'' - Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. {{ISBN|0-7864-2100-2}}</ref>

In November 1988, the AAGPBL received its long overdue recognition when the [[Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]] in [[Cooperstown, New York]] dedicated a permanent display to the entire league rather than any individual player.<ref>[https://www.aagpbl.org/history/league-history All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History]. Retrieved 2026-02-21.</ref>

Stephens died in [[Holiday, Florida]], at the age of 71.<ref name="AAGPBL-Ruby-Stephens"/>

==Pitching statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
![[Games pitched|GP]]!![[Win–loss record (pitching)|W]]!![[Win–loss record (pitching)|L]]!![[Win–loss record (pitching)|W-L%]]!![[Earned run average|ERA]]!![[Innings pitched|IP]]
|-align=center 
| 150 || 62 || 53 || .539 || 2.35 || 961
|}

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[[Category:People from Holiday, Florida]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Pasco County, Florida]]
[[Category:South Bend Blue Sox players]]
[[Category:Springfield Sallies players]]
[[Category:Kenosha Comets players]]
[[Category:American women baseball players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportswomen]]